
The terraces knew him as El Toro, and he earned it in the middle of the field for three World Cups, playing every match Paraguay contested in 1998, 2002 and 2006. His hundred caps span 1993 to 2011 and take in four Copas América; at club level he won the 1995 Supercopa Sudamericana with Independiente, the 2000-01 Copa del Rey with Real Zaragoza after five seasons there, and was named Paraguayan Footballer of the Year in 2001. Career record: 100 caps and 5 goals for Paraguay; club career at Club Atlético Independiente, Real Zaragoza, Club Rubio Ñu.
| 1989–1993 | Club Nacional |
| 1993–1994 | Argentinos Juniors |
| 1994–1995 | Boca Juniors |
| 1995–1997 | Club Atlético Independiente |
| 1997–2002 | Real Zaragoza |
| 2002–2006 | Deportivo de A Coruña |
| 2003–2004 | Elche CF |
| 2004–2005 | Al Ain |
| 2007–2007 | Club Olimpia |
| 2007–2007 | Club Atlético Rosario Central |
| 2009–2012 | Club Rubio Ñu |
| 2013–2014 | Club 12 de Octubre |
| Paraguay | 100 caps, 5 goals |
Paraguay legends whose careers overlapped Acuña's
One rank above: Nelson Haedo Valdez at #22.
One rank below: Miguel Ángel Benítez at #24.
Paraguay's editorial top five: Arsenio Erico · José Luis Chilavert · Carlos Gamarra · José Saturnino Cardozo · Julio César Romero.